Role Summary
To develop, lead and co-ordinate a high quality, safe and patient focused forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacy Service to all Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust areas to meet professional, divisional and Trust requirements.
Ensure safe and effective systems of work are maintained across Pharmacy teams to deliver high quality patient care in line with legislation and national guidance.
Provide professional Pharmacy leadership for the Clinical Pharmacy Service providing expert advice on Pharmaceutical matters.
About the Role
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More detail about the role:
This post provides a unique opportunity for an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with well-developed leadership skills to join the Pharmacy team at the Royal Devon University Healthcare (RDUH) NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Royal Devon Hospital in Exeter.
This is a demanding and rewarding role working within a fast-paced environment located in our main acute Pharmacy department supporting Eastern services. The role requires excellent prioritisation skills, as well as an ability to inspire and develop the Clinical Pharmacy team. In return you will enjoy working as part of an experienced and supportive Senior Pharmacy team and have opportunity to work closely with both the Clinical Pharmacy Managers for North Devon and the Eastern Community Services.
The RDUH Eastern Pharmacy team employs over 200 staff members providing services to inpatient ward areas and a variety of departments across the Trust. Outpatient services are provided through an outsource agreement with an onsite provider. We also provide Pharmacy services through a number of SLA agreements and introduced a full EPR system (EPIC) during 2020.
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and forward-thinking Clinical Pharmacy Manager to join our team to provide supportive, professional leadership to the Clinical Pharmacy team.
This leadership role comes with significant line management responsibility and overall responsibility for in excess of 50 staff members including Specialist Pharmacists, Medicines Management team and the Deputy Clinical Pharmacy Manager.
You will be an excellent communicator working collaboratively with the Clinical Pharmacy team, Trust staff and external stakeholders interacting with Health and Social Care professionals, patients and carers.
The post holder will manage and oversee operational delivery of our 7-day pharmacy service to include weekend working, late duties, on call and bank holiday provision.
You must be highly self-motivated with excellent operational knowledge and experience of the current NHS Hospital Clinical Pharmacy agenda.
Understanding the implications of the changes to the new standards for the initial education and training of Pharmacists and impact for Clinical Pharmacy Service development and Pharmacy workforce will be essential for this role.
You will have the ability to plan and work, both independently and as part of the wider Healthcare team, to deliver excellent Pharmaceutical care to our patients.
If you believe you have the skills and experience necessary to fulfill this role we look forward to hearing from you.
Working Pattern: 37.5 per week. Requirement to participate in 7 day working to include late duties, bank holidays and weekend working.
Interview Date: Thursday 29th February 2023
For further information please contact: Sam Smith, Integrated Pharmacy Services Lead, on 01392 402427/samsmith2@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
